Kelcie Moseley-Morris
@kelciemmorris.bsky.social
National reproductive rights reporter at Stateline, based in Idaho. Email me at kmoseley@stateline.org
An important reminder: In Wisconsin, unlike many states, election officials are barred from starting to process mail before Election Day. Why? The GOP has refused to change the law to allow this, despite election officials long asking. (And then Republicans use that to baselessly suggest fraud.)
BIG RESULT: Peggy Flanagan wins the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota, easily beating moderate Angie Craig. (AP calls it.) This is Tina Smith's seat. A big primary that was defined in part by Craig's support for the Laken Riley Act.
In deep-red Texas communities such as Leon County, longtime Republican voters are setting aside their love of small government to battle data center projects that pro-business GOP leaders initially welcomed. https://wapo.st/4hu9h1H
Today, because of family events, I was thinking about how little coverage I see of issues like nursing homes and insurance, the funeral home industry and many other things related to our aging population. I'm sure there is some coverage here and there, but it doesn't feel like nearly enough.
UPDATE: @NBCNews projects Rep. Ralph Norman will advance to the SC GOP primary for Senate. He will face off against Darline Graham on August 25th for the GOP nomination for the fall election.
If you are a causal watcher and you hear people saying this, and no pushback, you assume its true. No wonder people are mad. But in reality, this is what the actual evidence, still on the CDC website, says: www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccin...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11h agoWHAT -- Rep. Lisa McClain totally makes shit up, claims "82% of women who got the vaccine in their first or second trimester had a miscarriage"
takeaway from the handful of interviews i've done with republican voters today in the suburbs: the iran war is breaking through, big time. although some tell me they'd still rather have that than a democratic president.
A fun thing about hanging out with your mom all day is you learn about an ex-uncle-in-law who was a major drug trafficker in the 80s and still lives as a fugitive in Brazil after the US federal government tried to bust him
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Do we really need whole articles in national mainstream media about a flight that had to turn around because of a misbehaving toddler
The budget deficit is expected to hit $2.1 trillion this fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office says. CBO had estimated $1.9 trillion before the Supreme Court struck down some Trump tariffs. That ate into revenue projections.
I appreciate that this article acknowledges that eating disorders can look like a lot of different weights.
Mother Jones@motherjones.com · 19h ago"It can remind people of their private personal experiences of being judged or bullied or excluded because of the way that they look, and be really retraumatizing."
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “If I see or hear one more word about Christopher Nolan’s new version of ‘The Odyssey,’ I’m going to hurl myself into the nearest Charybdis,” writes Frank Bruni.
Opinion | I’m Tired of Talking About Christopher Nolan’s ”The Odyssey.”
The attention to “The Odyssey” is as exhausting as its hero’s travels.
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A statement from AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s executive order on U.S. childhood vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
“What part of the worldwide economy crash are we at?” “A run on the cheese banks”
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · yesterdayYou can't predict the turns this sentence takes. Extreme heat is threatening Italy’s “cheese banks,” where hundreds of thousands of Parmigiano-Reggiano wheels are stored as loan collateral. fortune.com/2026/08/10/i...
It really cannot be overstated how dumb this timeline is
I think this explains the sudden push on drilling in Greenland...not that that would really help anything at the moment...
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · yesterdayRBADVISERS: “.. Yet another inflation impulse. The US basically has NO STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE (SPR) anymore.”
Abortion-rights legal advocacy organization Center for Reproductive Rights said that could make supplies difficult or illegal to obtain for any type of obstetrical care, including miscarriages and pregnancy complications.
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · yesterdayGavin Oxley, spokesman for Americans United for Life, said it should extend beyond mifepristone. “Any drug or instrument mailed with the intention of abortion falls under the law’s authority, proactively protecting women from new or adapted abortion methods, including misoprostol-only abortions.”
NEW from me today: A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter urging the new AG to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail.
Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills • Stateline
A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging him to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-ol...
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Gavin Oxley, spokesman for Americans United for Life, said it should extend beyond mifepristone. “Any drug or instrument mailed with the intention of abortion falls under the law’s authority, proactively protecting women from new or adapted abortion methods, including misoprostol-only abortions.”
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW from me today: A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter urging the new AG to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail.
Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group founded by former Republican Vice President Mike Pence, authored the Aug. 7 letter. It's co-signed by four major anti-abortion organizations, including Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, along with the North Carolina House of Representatives.
Kelcie Moseley-Morris@kelciemmorris.bsky.social · yesterdayNEW from me today: A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter urging the new AG to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail.
NEW from me today: A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter urging the new AG to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-old anti-obscenity law to prevent people from obtaining abortion medication or other related materials through the mail.
Anti-abortion groups urge attorney general to halt mailing of abortion pills • Stateline
A group of leading anti-abortion organizations sent a letter to newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche urging him to review the U.S. Department of Justice’s authority to use a 150-year-ol...
stateline.org
How a family swimming spot at a national forest became 'a trap' for an ICE raid 19thnews.org/2026/08/ice-... via @19thnews.org
How a family swimming spot at a national forest became 'a trap' for an ICE raid
After 13 people were detained at a popular North Carolina swimming spot, advocates worry that the raids will discourage immigrant families from visiting public lands.
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I'm going to be honest, I had no idea until today that California and New Mexico don't have a legal minimum age for marriage (no one is surprised by Mississippi sorry)
More states ban child marriage, though it’s still legal in most of the US • Ohio Capital Journal
After authorities rescued 16 children last month who had been confined to a single room in a home in rural Ohio, attention turned to their mother, who had been 15 and pregnant when she married their f...
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Via Jennifer Shutt: The U.S. Senate approved Cameron Hamilton to lead FEMA, giving the agency its first administrator since President Donald Trump took office. https://alabamareflector.com/2026/08/10/repub/us-senate-confirms-fema-administrator-alongside-dozens-of-nominees/
As localities across West Virginia move forward with purchasing controversial surveillance equipment, a representative for Flock Safety presented to state lawmakers on Sunday in an attempt to answer questions about the company and its products, reports @caitycoyne.bsky.social.
‘Not too reassured’: WV lawmakers unimpressed by Flock rep’s answers to privacy concerns, more
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